The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-04-07
TIE DANGER OF UALU HEADS.
a Physician States Alarming Facts Abou,
Badness, .I

A Physician States Alarming Facts About
New York Malt. la. EH, W.
"Bald headed mon die sooner than those
who possess full head Of hair" said a
physician to a Mail and Erpres, reporter
the other day. "Then, doctor, your life Is
shortened" interposed the reporter. "
Il have adopted protector, you see !;
the Hkull cap. III have no hair to cover
thy Uranium, do the next best thing and
use a warm cap. never 70 bald headed,
no matter whero am, and by that ,neana
l never take cold. Tho minority Of men
who have bald heads wear nothing to pro-
tect the exposed service, not even a wig.
The result Ia many Of them tsko cold and
90 OH with pneumonia or contract some
deep.seated disease like bronchitis
Or consumption. Yet II told a
bald headed man to wear some.
thing warm on the exposed spot
he would, nine timea out OF ten, pay no
attention to my warning. 1t IL q growing
cause OF Increased mortality and deserves
great attention, both from Bcientists and
empirical lsymen. Bald heads are the
sign.posts Of a high esthetcal civilization,
and at the same time the opitaph of q
physical degeneration. Luxury, ease.
comfort, high living, and hereditary char
acteristics have to be taken into consider.
alton when analysing the problem of bald
heads. II the future race is to be devoid
OF hair, then 1t must NECESSARILY be a
short lived one, because more yus.
csptible to sickness. have noted
many cases OF pneumonia, and where
the patient is u male over 40 years
OLD the proportion is over one.half in favor
OF being bald headed. Whenever have a
bald headed patient l never rest until he
consents to wear skull cap. II the hair
was no protection to man he would have
been created without any and his skin
made tough and thick to stand the weather.
The wise provisions made to insure per-
feet physical comfort never contemplated
a period in the world'a history when man
should 90 about with his head slick as a
peeled onion. The man who does it re-.
peatedly sooner or later pays the penalty.
Cesar WAS bald in his last days and
shielded his Uranium by wearing crown,
In those days, when hatu were not worn
fsw people were bald, and those who were
attempted to conceal the fact. It is said
that Cesar wore the crown to hide his bald
head, and it may be added correctly that
he did it for comfort as we'll. Women do
not suffer from the exposure Of bald heads
because they wear false head rigging
which generally protects the scalp. Then
femalee are as prrdsposed to bald
xsss as mules Nature has given
them an abundance OF hair, and
those who grow bald have some
Kind OF skin trouble. Yet there are more
bald-headed women than the world i'm
saine,. My argument against going about
with the scalp exposed is merely from q
hygienic point Of view and not because OF
any false notions about how it makes a
person look. Old men, midtle.aged men,
ellded youths, and unfortunate woman
kind, il you are bald, don't grieve over the
inevitable, but wear something warm and
upon all occasions. Your days will be
longer in the land and your progeny will
be lees spt to inherit the hairless ten.
dency."